ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2017
Could ICG-aided robotic cholecystectomy reduce the rate of open conversion reported with laparoscopic approach? A head to head comparison of the largest single institution studies.
Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03160157 (Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy vs. Robotic Cholecystectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy vs. Robotic Cholecystectomy
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Systematic review: robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic multiport cholecystectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence in robotic hepatobiliary surgery: A systematic review.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2023Pooled it
- Optimizing the image of fluorescence cholangiography using ICG: a systematic review and ex vivo experiments.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Pooled it
- Routine use of ICG to enhance operative safety in emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Trial
- White paper: robotic cholecystectomy-new technology but safe principles still apply.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Review
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- Robotic Care Outcomes Project (ROBOCOP) for elective cholecystectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Robotic and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Indian Patients.Cureus · 2025Article
- Role of intraoperative indocyanine green roadmap as a safety measure in emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
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- The use of indocyanine green and near-infrared imaging in laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy for the management of stump cholecystitis: A case series.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
- A bibliometric analysis of indocyanine green (ICG) in hepatobiliary surgery from 2008 to 2021.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Temporal Analysis of the Incidence, Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Benign Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases in High-Income Nations, 1990-2019.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2024Article
- Near-infrared indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography in urgent and emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a preliminary study after propensity score-matched study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Utility of indocyanine green fluorescent dye in emergency general surgery: a review of the contemporary literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Single-site robotic cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Review
- Comment on The Early (2009-2017) Experience With Robot-assisted Cholecystectomy in New York State.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2022Article
- The Role of Robotic Visceral Surgery in Patients with Adhesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Comparative studies between robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) focus heavily on economic considerations under the assumption of comparable clinical outcomes. Advancement of the robotic technique and the further widespread use of this approach suggest a need for newer comparison studies. 676 ICG-aided robotic cholecystectomies (ICG-aided RC) performed at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery were compiled retrospectively. Additionally, 289 LC were similarly obtained. Data were compared to the largest single institution LC data sets from within the US and abroad. Statistically significant variations were found between UIC-RC and UIC-LC in minor biliary injuries (p = 0.049), overall open conversion (p ≤ 0.001), open conversion in the acute setting (p = 0.002), and mean blood loss (p < 0.001). UIC-RC open conversions were also significantly lower than Greenville Health System LC (p ≤ 0.001). Additionally, UIC ICG-RC resulted in the lowest percentages of major biliary injuries (0 %) and highest percentage of biliary anomalies identified (2.07 %). ICG-aided cholangiography and the technical advantages associated with the robotic platform may significantly decrease the rate of open conversion in both the acute and non-acute setting. The sample size discrepancy and the non-randomized nature of our study do not allow for drawing definitive conclusions.
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